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NameAreas of Expertise
Rakesh K. Anand
Professor of Law

Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law (Individual Rights)
European Union Law
Legal Ethics
Legal Theory
Robert Ashford
Professor of Law
Inclusive Capitalism
Economics and the Law
Professional Responsibility
Tax Law
Tax Law (Banking, Securities, and Tax Law)
Elizabeth A. August L’94
Teaching Professor
Corporate Law
Hon. James E. Baker
Professor of Law
Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law
Professor of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Civil-Military Relations
Counterterrorism Law and Policy
Cybersecurity Law and Policy
Laws of War
Legal Ethics
Military Law
National Security Law and Policy
Professional Responsibility
Veterans Law
War in Ukraine
William C. Banks
Professor of Law Emeritus
Distinguished Lecturer

Civil-Military Relations (Posse Comitatus Act)
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law (Individual Rights)
Counterterrorism Law and Policy
Laws of War
Martial Law
Military Law
National Security Law and Policy
Kristen Barnes
Associate Dean for Faculty Research
Professor of Law

Anti-Discrimination and Equality Law
Education Law
Constitutional Law
Housing Law
Todd A. Berger
Professor of Law
Director, Advocacy Programs


Criminal Law
Criminal Law (Criminal Defense and Ethics)
Public Interest Law
Trial Advocacy
Peter D. Blanck
University Professor
Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Disability Law and Policy
Empirical Study and Analysis
Craig M. Boise
Professor of Law

Legal Education
Legal Education (Online Legal Education)
Tax Law
Tax Law (Treaties)
Jenny Breen
Associate Professor of Law

Constitutional Law
Labor Law
Emily Brown L’09
Assistant Teaching Professor

Civil Litigation
Election Law
Labor Law
Labor Law (Collective Bargaining Agreements)
Legal Education
State Constitutions
Keith J. Bybee
Vice Dean
Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72 Judiciary Studies Professor
Professor of Law
Professor of Political Science
Director, Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media (IJPM)
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute

Civility and Democratic Society
Constitutional Law
Judicial Process
Law and Diversity
Law, Politics, and the Media
Sanjay K. Chhablani
Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence 2017-2020
Professor of Law
Adjunct Professor, Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute, College of Arts and Sciences

Criminal Law
Death Penalty
Incarceration
Kelly K. Curtis
Teaching Professor
Associate Dean of Academic and Bar Support

Legal Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Lisa Dolak L’88
Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law 2009-2022
Professor of Law

Federal Courts and Procedure
Intellectual Property
Legal Ethics
Patent Law
David M. Driesen
University Professor

Constitutional Law
Environmental Law
Law and Economics
Jan Fleckenstein G’84, G’86, L’11
Teaching Professor
Director of the Law Library

Legal Education
Library Planning and Design
Shannon P. Gardner
Associate Dean for Online Education
Teaching Professor

Criminal Law
Criminal Law (Criminal Defense and Ethics)
Legal Education (Online Legal Education)
Brian Gerling L’99
Executive Director of the Innovation Law Center
Professor of Practice
Entrepreneurship
Intellectual Property
Technology Commercialization
Gregory L. Germain
Professor of Law


Bankruptcy Law
Commercial Law
Contracts Law
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Shubha Ghosh
Crandall Melvin Professor of Law
Director, Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute

Antitrust Law
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Copyright
Law and Development
Patent Law
Pharmaceuticals
Software and the Internet
Technology Commercialization
Tort Law
Trademarks
Antonio Gidi
Teaching Professor

Civil Law (International)
Civil Procedure and Due Process
Lauryn P. Gouldin
Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence
Crandall Melvin Professor of Law
Director, Syracuse Civics Initiative

Criminal Law
Criminal Law (Procedure and Evidence)
Eighth Amendment (Bail Reform and Pretrial Detention)
Fourth Amendment (Search and Seizure)
Jack Graves
Teaching Professor

Arbitration
Commercial Law
Contracts Law
Corporate Law
Cryptocurrency
International Law
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Professional Responsibility
Andrew S. Greenberg L’89
Teaching Professor

Family Law
Family Law (Children and the Law)
Personal Injury
Tort Law
Roy Gutterman L’00, Affiliated Faculty by Courtesy Appointment
Director, Tully Center for Free Speech
Associate Professor, Newhouse School
Professor of Law, College of Law (by courtesy appointment)

Communications Law
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law (Bill of Rights)
Defamation
First Amendment
Freedom of the Press
Margaret M. Harding
Professor of Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitration
Civil Procedure and Due Process
Securities Regulation
Paula C. Johnson
Professor of Law
Director, Cold Case Justice Initiative

Cold Cases
Law and Diversity
Professional Responsibility
Voting Rights
Andrew T. Kim
Professor of Law

Administrative Law
Immigration Law and Policy
Refugee law
Nina A. Kohn
David M. Levy L’48 Professor of Law
Faculty Director of Online Education

Elder Law
Family Law
Family law (Guardianship and Alternatives)
Legal Education (Online Legal Education)
Tort Law
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Beth Kubala
Teaching Professor
Executive Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education
Director, Betty & Michael D. Wohl Veterans Legal Clinic
Director of Veteran and Military Affairs for the College of Law
Military Justice
Veterans Benefits
Veterans Discharge Upgrades
Veterans Law
Veterans Healthcare Law & Policy
Laura G. Lape
Associate Professor of Law

Copyright
Property Law
Monica Luna
Teaching Professor
Family Law
Family Law (Children and the Law)
Property Law
Katherine A. Macfarlane
Associate Professor of Law
Director, Disability Law and Policy Program
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Civil Rights (Police Litigation)
Disability Law
Federal Courts (judge-shopping and case assignment)
Local Federal Rules
Reasonable Accommodations
Kevin Noble Maillard
Professor of Law

Civil Liberties
Family Law
Family Law (Adoption and Popular Culture)
Indian Child Welfare Act
Native American Law
Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Robin Paul Malloy
E.I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law
Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Director, Center on Property, Citizenship, and Social Entrepreneurism
Professor of Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment)

Disability Law and Policy
Disability Law and Policy (Land Use)
Law and Economics
Law and Economics (Market Economy)
Property Law
Real Estate Law
Suzette M. Meléndez
Teaching Professor

Domestic Violence
Family Law
Family Law (Children and the Law)
Women, Children, and the Law
Aliza M. Milner
Teaching Professor
Director, Legal Communication and Research

Civil Litigation
Civil Procedure and Due Process
Legal Education
Jessica R. Murray
Associate Teaching Professor
Director, Transactional Law Clinic

Corporate Law
Intellectual Property
Robert G. Nassau
Teaching Professor
Director,  Sherman F. Levy ’57, L’59 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

Tax Law
Tax Law (Estate and Gift Tax)
Tax Law (Income Tax)
Mary Szto
Teaching Professor

Immigration Law and Policy
Property Law
Real Estate Law
C. Cora True-Frost G’01, L’01
Bond, Schoeneck and King Distinguished Professor
Professor of Law

Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law (Bill of Rights)
Disability Law
Human Rights Law
International Human Rights Law
International Law
International Law (International Criminal Court)
International Law (International Criminal Law)
International Law (International Humanitarian Law)
Legal Theory
Regulatory Law and Policy
A. Joseph Warburton
Professor of Law
Professor of Finance, Whitman School of Management

Bankruptcy Law
Corporate Law
Corporate and Financial Law
Financial Regulation
Mutual Funds
John T. Wolohan
Adjunct Professor
Professor, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

Sports Law